Catholic relief convoy attacked in Ethiopia, Kazakhstan abolishes death penalty, South African archbishop condemns killing of ...

Major US airlines are reducing flight schedules due to a recent surge in jet fuel prices. American, United, and Southwest Airlines are reassessing less-profitable routes for late this year and beyond.

Maria Immonen is director of the Lutheran World Federation World Service, the humanitarian and development arm of the LWF. She holds a master’s degree and honorary doctorate from the University of ...

Scientists at Stanford Medicine have discovered a treatment that can reverse cartilage loss in aging joints and even prevent arthritis after knee injuries. By blocking a protein linked to aging, the ...

Since the early 2000s, countries have tried to lift people out of poverty with a simple program — giving them cash. The idea is that a lump sum will help the poorest of the poor buy food, pay for ...

My wife died in January after a two-year struggle with cancer. That journey gave me new and deeper perceptions about life and death. One firm conclusion is that all people should have the right to ...

Devastating twin earthquakes struck northern Venezuela on June 24, leaving entire neighborhoods in rubble. More than 6,500 people died and some 230,00 were injured or hospitalized. Tens of thousands ...

HAVANA – In the cool darkness of the church’s sacristy, the Rev. Ariel Suárez Jáuregui pulled on his vestments – a white ankle-length robe and bright green stole – and entered the 19th-century ...